The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Townsville wants an opera house.
There is an active movement ON foot to
build new Methodist church at Jesup.
NJ w Bird, of Guyton, has killed thirty
coons and opossums in less than two months.
A protracted meeting has beenin progress
in the Methodist church in Perry since last
Sunday.
The Georgia Dental Society will meet at
Cumberland Island May "A, and will be in
session four days.
1t is reported that another large cotton
factory will be erected at Dalton during the
next twelve months. Dalton and Knoxville
capital will be the levers to put this enter
prise on foot.
The Efingham Hussars have extended in
vitations to the Georgia Hussars, Liberty In
dependent Troop and Beaufort District
Troop, TO participate in tilt at Guyton on
July and 6.
James Blaczstock, who disappeared from
his home at Atlanta Monday morning, was
found dead near Reynoldstown Thursday
afternoon about o'clock. Tt is thought
that his death was due to softening Of the
brain. 4
s. H. Rumph, proprietor of Willow Lake
Nursery, in che western portion of Houston
county, lost his stable and seven fine mules
by fire last Sunday afternoon. The loss is
about $500, and the fire was evidently
started by an incendiary.
Jacob Burtz, of Atlanta, who, few days
ago, charged Col John H. Martin with hav-
ing uttered a criminal libel, has changed
his tactics, and Thursday swore out SINH
lar warrant against Mr.. John Paul Jones,
proprietor of the Journal
Bill Harrison was shot by Nose Way on
Sunday night last at Rich's still, few
miles blow Screven in Wayne county The
wounded man was brought to DR.. Drawdy
at Jesup who took pistol ball from between
his shoulders The patient is doing well.
The negro woman, Ellen Bruce, who is
charged with having murdered her child
and burning the body in a stove, at Dab
lonega last week, was arrested by Marshal
Hanie in Gainesville Wednesday and re-
turned to the authorities of Lumpl1in county
to answer the charge.
The editor of the Jesup Sentinel met
gentleman from near Baxley the other eve
ming who was on his return from Savan-
nah. He was about IS years of age. This
was his first trip to Savannah, and he had
never before seen steamboat and had rid
den on the cars but twice before
The grand jury of Wilkes county con-
siders the present Jail shame and disgrace
to the county and civilization. The jury,
believing they represent the general senti-
mentS of the people, recommend the build
ing of new court house be deferred until
the finances of the county will admit.
A representative of the Hawkinsville Dis
patch witnessed peculiar incident on the
river banks few evenings ago A trotli
hook near the waters edge, upon which a
piece of crawfish bait was left by Pink
Hearce, held coon's tongue. 1t is supposed
the coon was caught in attempting to eat
the bait. At any rate its tongue was taken
smoothly out by the root and left dangling
on the hook.
The notorious street woman, Molly Chan
der, jailed at Atlanta day or two ago in
~ ds'fault of a $1,000 bond, charged with at
npting to decoy young girls to Savannah,
Rs released Thursday ON bond. There is q
& stir in high business circles over the re-
ase, and some mystery connected there
ith. Persistent effort has failed to get at
p name of the man who signed the pro-
ress bond.
La very severe hailstorm passed through
barren county Wednesday afternoon.
Tree miles south Of Warrenton at Taylors
ek, hailstones as large as a hen egg fell
covered the ground TO the depth of four
HES Pieces, which had been out in the
III all night, and as large as partridge
egg, were brought in town. At Comacli
numbers of window lights were broken.
Crops all over the county are badly dam
aged, and in some portions completely de-
stroyed
The Patterson House at Graham was
burned last Sunday. Mrs. Patterson, in her
anxiety to save some of her Accommodations
from the flames, came near being burned
herself. just as q friendly hand assisted
her from the room the fry tongue of the
fame followed her closely out of the door.
Very little of the furniture was saved,
probably third. The building was the
property of D. w. Johnson and was total
loss There was no insurance A. Sessom's
residence was only saved by the vigilance
and rapid work of the citizens.
The Salvation Army continues its meet
ings at Athens, and the room is packed
every night. While the services were in
progress Thursday night number of stu
dents entered the building, marching in
double file and with a regular tramp, tramp,
tramp, but broke the step before taking
seats, which they did among some parties
living around the facories. As the boys
dropped into their seats these people arose
as with one accord and moved to Che other
side of the house, leaving the students TO
themselves. This unexpected and unam-
nous social boycott caused smile to spread
over the room. The Army will establish
permanent quarters and build barracks at
Athens if they can get any encouragement.
At Tocoa Wednesday considerable excite
ment prevailed when an old crazy negro
woman appeared on the streets. She was
very poorly clothed and seemed very I'M
concerned about everything around her.
One SAID SDe walked from AulanUa WedneS-
day morning, and was going back Thurs.
day morning, and that she lived there nine
years. Some one asked her age and she re-
piled that she was 200 years old, and that
her name was Sarah Keifer. She has been
seen running around through the woods
near Tocoa for u week or two, and on one occa-
sion, it is said, she walked into house and
took ham and broke clock all to pieces.
No one seems to know where she came from
or anything about her. She said something
about Mechanicsville. S. c., but her words
were SO incohercnt that nothing could be
learned about it.
Athens Banner lPdtchmoE: The recent
armed demonstration had n threatening
look; but the thought Of riot was probably
not in the heart OF the most obstinate or
abandoned. The writer remembers when
the college guns were brought here 1t was
early in 1874. They are long, muzzle-load
ing fellows--old style, long since condemn
esl---with a cap tube like touch-hole. 1t
would require half night to load them
and il would be twelye-hours job for an
expart gunsinith, working in good daylight,
10 extract the load. No living man ever
fired one of them Off While in use here
the college wac divided over the question
whether the guns could loo fired, and q
committee took three OF the lcalthieSt look.